Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old OpenOffice.org file-parsing flaw. A malicious EMF image opened in OpenOffice.org before 2.4 could crash the application and may allow code execution. Business risk is concentrated in legacy desktops, servers, or document-conversion workflows that still process untrusted office or image files with vulnerable OpenOffice builds. Likely exposure is limited to environments still running OpenOffice.org before 2.4 or old Linux distribution packages that included vulnerable OpenOffice builds. Pay special attention to automated document conversion services and endpoints that open untrusted attachments. Treat as high priority only where legacy OpenOffice.org remains in use. For modern environments without OpenOffice.org before 2.4, urgency is low, but legacy document workflows should be checked because the impact may include code execution. Mitigation focus: Upgrade OpenOffice.org to 2.4 or later, or apply fixed vendor distribution packages.; Check Red Hat, Debian, SUSE, Gentoo, Mandriva, or OpenOffice guidance for package-specific fixes.; Remove vulnerable OpenOffice builds from document-processing servers and legacy desktops..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10249CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- openoffice-emf-bo(41861)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- FEDORA-2008-3251CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
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